This is the museum I’d like to visit as there are so many things I like and am interested. The overall atmosphere is evocative. The last sculpture is terrific. I imagined how Don Quixote would react to see it other than the windmill.

This museum looks quite a bit like Old Sturbridge Village, in Massachusetts, just across the state line from Connecticut. The founder of American Optical Company, a local eyeglass lens maker, got interested in the history of New England as it transitioned from an agrarian culture to an industrial society around 1820 - 1840. He bought a large plot of land and began buying up buildings that were in danger of being torn down. They were restored and rebuilt at Old Sturbridge. One can spend a day or multiple days walking around and visiting the exhibits.

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I'm John. Too old to learn many new tricks but too young to forget the old ones just yet. I used to work in a school for young people with physical and learning disabilities - which was a lot more fun than it sounds. I retired early to take care of my mother.

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